Tingog Party List
PresidentGlenn Jaro Capucion
ChairmanMark Roa Gimenez
FoundedOctober 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
HeadquartersTacloban
IdeologyRegionalism
ColorsBlue, Orange
SloganPagbag-o. Paglaum. Pag-uswag.
(transl. Change, hope and progress)[1]
Seats in the House of Representatives
2 / 63
(Party-list seats only)
Website
www.tingog.ph

Tingog Sinirangan (lit. 'Voice of the East'),[2] also known as the Tingog Party List is a political organization with party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Background

Tingog was established on October 2, 2012, as Tingog Leytehon, a provincial political party based in Leyte province. The first chairman of Tingog was Leyte Governor Edgardo Enerlan and Leyte congressman Martin Romualdez. It was accredited on August 19, 2015, by the Commission on Elections as a party-list organization making it eligible to seek party-list representation in the House of Representatives as early as the 2016 elections.[3]

The Tingog Party List aims to represent the interest of Eastern Visayans.[4] Although it bills itself as an organization which provides a "regional perspective on national issues". It focuses on issues affecting the countryside or rural areas in general.[5] "Tingog" came from the Waray word for "voice".[6]

Tingog fielded Yedda Marie Romualdez, Jude Acidre, Jaime Go, Alexis V. Yu, and Jennifer Padual as its nominees for the 2019 elections. The organization only secured one seat which was filled in by Yedda Marie Romualdez.[4] She is not a newcomer, having been Leyte's 1st district representative of the then just-concluded 17th Congress.[7] During the 18th Congress, the Alternative Learning System Act was passed into law. The corresponding bill in the House of Representative, had Romualdez as one of its principal authors and the measure was considered a priority by Tingog.[8][9]

Tingog took part in the 2022 elections with Romualdez, Acidre, and Karla Estrada, Go, and Yu as its nominees.[1][10][11] Tingog gathered 886,959 votes, third from ACT-CIS and Rider Partylist during 2022 Elections. Tingog is projected to gain an additional seat.[4]

Electoral performance

Election Votes % Party-list seats
2016 210,552 0.65 0
2019 391,211 1.40 1
2022 886,959 2.41 2

Representatives to Congress

Period 1st Representative 2nd Representative 3rd Representative
18th Congress
2019–2022 		Yedda Marie Romualdez — —
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Yedda Marie Romualdez Jude Acidre Karla Estrada (TBC)

References

  1. ^ a b "Tingog nominee Yedda Romualdez seeks reelection". Manila Standard. October 9, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Certified List of Candidates (National) (Philippines) - Party Lists" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tingog Party List Profile: What is Tingog?". Manila Standard. February 14, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Tingog top 3 party-list, gets 2 House seats". Manila Standard. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tingog Party-list ensures countryside concerns will be heard and addressed". SunStar. May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Franco, Bernie V. (May 10, 2022). "Karla Estrada ecstatic about party-list win; congratulates Rommel Padilla despite his loss". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Gabieta, Joey (May 23, 2019). "2 proclaimed party lists come from Eastern Visayas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Romualdezes Hail New Law On ALS". Journal Online. January 5, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (January 5, 2021). "Alternative learning system law 'a win for marginalized learners'". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Partylist system needs reforms says Tingog Partylist nominee". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 19, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "SRB endorses Tingog Partylist to House of Representatives". Sunstar. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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